Verbal commitments could help GSU fill needs

Less than two weeks before signing day, Georgia Southern, like every football-playing school in the nation, is scurrying to find top athletes who will sign on Feb. 1 – National Signing Day.

There are holes everywhere for the Eagles who finished in the Final Four of the FCS playoffs last December. But coach Jeff Monken and his staff have gotten several key verbal commitments.

Quarterbacks always top the Eagles’ list – particularly this season with Jaybo Shaw graduating. Last season, GSU picked up only one quarterback, but this recruiting period has a commitment from North Florida Christian quarterback Matt Dobson – a three-star quarterback, according to Rivals.com. Navy and Georgia Tech both offered Dobson.

A thin secondary with the loss of seniors Laron Scott and Hudson Presume and backup Riyahd Jones (who left school), could be stocked with commitments from safety Patrick Flowe (Parkview), safety Grady Redding (Cocoa, Fla.) and Deshawntee Gallon (Madison County, Fla.).

Defensive ends Tre Griffin (a three-star recruit according to rivals from North Cobb) and Jamal Johnson (Southeast Bulloch) could help lessen the loss of John Douglas.